Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

Exactly my concern. I talked to Dell customer service last week and they said their machines running Intel HD Graphics weren't able to extend in virtue of the integrated card. So I wanted to double check on the Edge 14 before pulling the trigger.

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

Exactly my concern. I talked to Dell customer service last week and they said their machines running Intel HD Graphics weren't able to extend in virtue of the integrated card. So I wanted to double check on the Edge 14 before pulling the trigger.

I think they may be wrong... I have previously used multiple intel HD chipsets to extend or mirror a display. If you couldn't do it, why would intel support a monitor out at all?

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

Exactly my concern. I talked to Dell customer service last week and they said their machines running Intel HD Graphics weren't able to extend in virtue of the integrated card. So I wanted to double check on the Edge 14 before pulling the trigger.

I think they may be wrong... I have previously used multiple intel HD chipsets to extend or mirror a display. If you couldn't do it, why would intel support a monitor out at all?

Edit: That laptop uses the GM965 chipset which has conflicting guidance on whether or not it can do it. The hardware is capable as intel officially supports dual-head on that chip in linux but it appears the windows drivers may have issues. That laptop gets pretty shitty reviews btw...you may want to do some research.

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

Exactly my concern. I talked to Dell customer service last week and they said their machines running Intel HD Graphics weren't able to extend in virtue of the integrated card. So I wanted to double check on the Edge 14 before pulling the trigger.

I have my netbook extend to an external monitor just fine so I think you'll be allright.

burvowski wrote:Extending a screen instead of mirroring is easy as hell in Windows 7. Just hit the Windows key + P until you see the option you like. There's nothing fancy to do or any fancy adapters you have to buy to extend it.

This is dependent on the video card but it has been pretty standard for the last 5 years or so and available since Windows XP (and OSX Tiger).

Exactly my concern. I talked to Dell customer service last week and they said their machines running Intel HD Graphics weren't able to extend in virtue of the integrated card. So I wanted to double check on the Edge 14 before pulling the trigger.

I have my netbook extend to an external monitor just fine so I think you'll be allright.

No he won't. I'd call or let Kalvano answer since he's confirmed owning an Edge.

Edit: That laptop uses the GM965 chipset which has conflicting guidance on whether or not it can do it. The hardware is capable as intel officially supports dual-head on that chip in linux but it appears the windows drivers may have issues. That laptop gets pretty shitty reviews btw...you may want to do some research.

Link to said shitty reviews? I'm getting a 15R but it's pretty much the same deal. The only place I've been able to find Dell reviews is on BestBuy/Dell.com and both have been at least rated 4/5 among the 100+ customer reviews between the two sites.

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I think it's hilarious some posters here are throwing such hissy fits about brands, when nearly all laptops are made by the same three or four Asian ODMs (Quanta, Compal, Wistron, etc). Even the fancy Macbook Pros are made by Quanta, who also makes Dells, Sonys, Lenovos, and about a third of the laptop's in the world. The only major brand that manufactures their own laptops is Asus.

kalvano wrote:

Sogui wrote:I'd just like to take a moment and throw some Dell love in here

Quoted for posterity. Let's revisit this after you've had the computer for 6 months.

hoopsguy6 wrote:I think it's hilarious some posters here are throwing such hissy fits about brands, when nearly all laptops are made by the same three or four Asian ODMs (Quanta, Compal, Wistron, etc). Even the fancy Macbook Pros are made by Quanta, who also makes Dells, Sonys, Lenovos, and about a third of the laptop's in the world. The only major brand that manufactures their own laptops is Asus.

kalvano wrote:

Sogui wrote:I'd just like to take a moment and throw some Dell love in here

Quoted for posterity. Let's revisit this after you've had the computer for 6 months.

hoopsguy6 wrote:I think it's hilarious some posters here are throwing such hissy fits about brands, when nearly all laptops are made by the same three or four Asian ODMs (Quanta, Compal, Wistron, etc). Even the fancy Macbook Pros are made by Quanta, who also makes Dells, Sonys, Lenovos, and about a third of the laptop's in the world. The only major brand that manufactures their own laptops is Asus.

And Chevy makes both the Cobalt and the Corvette. Just because the same company makes them, or even the same factory, doesn't mean they use the same quality control or components. Especially when you are talking about custom motherboards. They aren't putting the same motherboard in two different brand laptops. They are custom designed by those companies and assembled in the plant.

hoopsguy6 wrote:I think it's hilarious some posters here are throwing such hissy fits about brands, when nearly all laptops are made by the same three or four Asian ODMs (Quanta, Compal, Wistron, etc). Even the fancy Macbook Pros are made by Quanta, who also makes Dells, Sonys, Lenovos, and about a third of the laptop's in the world. The only major brand that manufactures their own laptops is Asus.

And Chevy makes both the Cobalt and the Corvette. Just because the same company makes them, or even the same factory, doesn't mean they use the same quality control or components. Especially when you are talking about custom motherboards. They aren't putting the same motherboard in two different brand laptops. They are custom designed by those companies and assembled in the plant.

Not really my point. We're not comparing Cobalts with Corvettes. More like regular Cobalts and Cobalts with slightly shinier paint. Some posters are acting like every Dell is going to explode after a month, while bragging about their fake "Thinkpads", when they both bought budget laptops. Most people who buy Dells are pretty satisfied with them, and most will last 2-3 years without any major issues, just like any other modern budget laptop.